Posts by Josh Gudgeon
REdefining haemoDIALysis with data-driven materials innovation: towards miniaturisation and the wearable artificial kidney (REDIAL)
REdefining haemoDIALysis with data-driven materials innovation: towards miniaturisation and the wearable artificial kidney (REDIAL) 20 July 2023 With a joint Kidney Research UK-Stoneygate grant of £180,000, Professor Grazia de Angelis from the University of Edinburgh is working on new materials to support the development of a wearable artificial kidney. The problem There has been very…
Read MoreDriving progress for kidney patients: Industry Day 2023
Driving progress for kidney patients: Industry Day 2023 12 July 2023 Kidney Research UK’s Industry Day was held on 6 July 2023, at the Royal College of Surgeons, London. With 90 delegates in attendance from the life science industry, charity and research alongside members of the kidney patient community, we were delighted to showcase our…
Read MoreFamily funds dialysis research in mother’s memory
Family funds dialysis research in mother’s memory 16 December 2022 After Lady Judith Solomon passed away last year, her husband Sir Harry Solomon and children decided they would like to set up an award to further research into kidney conditions. Lady Judith had been affected by kidney disease for many years after suffering from sepsis…
Read MoreKidney disease patients “misunderstood and overlooked” in Scotland
Kidney disease patients “misunderstood and overlooked” in Scotland 13 December 2022 We have called on the Scottish government to develop a national strategy to combat chronic kidney disease (CKD). We published a report this week following a roundtable discussion in September to identify the opportunities to transform outcomes for people with CKD in Scotland. Convened…
Read MoreChanging the future for CKD in Scotland
Changing the future for CKD in Scotland 12 December 2022 We’re delighted to have launched a report ‘Changing the future for chronic kidney disease in Scotland’. The report sets out the main opportunities and barriers for improving the management of CKD in Scotland and makes recommendations for the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland. You can…
Read MoreEllesmere Port lad inspiration behind cutting edge research
Ellesmere Port lad inspiration behind cutting edge research 27 September 2022 An 11-year-old boy with kidney disease has inspired his medical researcher uncle to focus his work on making more kidneys available for transplant. With our funding, Dr John Stone has been working on a novel method known as normothermic perfusion. His team are investigating…
Read More“Gift of time” could enable nearly 100 more kidney transplants each year
“Gift of time” could enable nearly 100 more kidney transplants each year 26 September 2022 Kidney Research UK has today revealed that around 100 kidneys could potentially be saved for transplant each year after being retrieved from donors. We looked at three years of data from NHS Blood and Transplant to determine the number of…
Read MoreWorst case scenario was Sanjay’s reality
Worst case scenario was Sanjay’s reality 25 September 2022 Sanjay’s story sounds like a worst-case scenario but is an unfortunate reality for many people with kidney disease. After racing to hospital for a transplant twice, it was only on the third call from the transplant team that he was able to finally get his life…
Read MoreCycling in memory of my best friend
Cycling in memory of my best friend 08 July 2022 Kerry Brindle still can’t talk about the death of her best friend Niki Power without crying. It’s been five years since the mum of two passed away, her body devastated by hereditary polycystic kidney disease. “I’d known Niki since I was 17. I met her…
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